A sample prayer plan. For those of you who like to have it really spelled out.
Forgiveness is a ridiculous thing. A smart lessons from The Tale of Despereaux.
Sin is cosmic Treason. Startling truth from R.C. Sproul.
Managing social media before it manages you. Addicted to facebook, twitter, or google+?
Honor your missionaries. I am bit biased towards this post.
Holding translators responsible. Wycliff’s stance on contextualization.
Want to Live forever?
God: where are you? A good article when you feel as if God is distant.
Death Interrupted. What does the gospel say amidst the death penalty issue?
Signs you need to grow-up. Road signs towards adulthood.
The Clarion Call to Watered Down Evangelicalism.
The Sinful Tragedy of Boredom. Bored yet?
4 Kinds of people in the world. Which are you?
Marcel the shell with shoes on. A sure laugh from and insecure shell:
Baptizing Heathen Words. What words have Christians redefined?
How to Get the Most Out of Your Pastor’s Preaching.
50 Rules for Dads of Daughters. As a new father for a daughter these perked my attention.
Acts and Baptism: Implications for Parents. Before baptizing your children consider this.
Four Steps to Kill Sin. Sinclair Ferguson tackles the mortification of sin.
Homeschooling Blindspots. Some interesting insights as we consider homeschooling overseas.
Love Tap. Encouragement for the timid [watch video below].
10 Questions Leaders Should Be Asking. Great for leaders and anybody for that matter.
Without the Gospel, It’s Not Missions.
Why Doesn’t Anybody Talk About Sin? A good question with good insight.
Who is Responsible for a Child’s Education? Is it the parent or the school?
Lonely Me: A Pastoral Perspective
5 Early Warning Signs Your Shields Should Be Up
From a Beggar to the Nations: The Name of Jesus Spoken With Boldness
Grow Up. Settle Down. Keep Reforming. Advice for the Young, Restless, Reformed from John MacArthur..
How to Talk to God When You are Suffering
The Danger of Defining Yourself by What You Are Against. Are you an angry prophet?
Freshman 15. Great tips for those heading to college.
sacrifice
“Where are the young men and women of this generation who will hold their lives cheap and be faithful even unto death? Where are those who will lose their lives for Christ’s sake — flinging them away for love of him? Where are those who will live dangerously and be reckless in his service? Where are his lovers — those who love him and the souls of men more than their own reputations or comfort or very life?
Where are the men who say ‘no’ to self, who take up Christ’s cross to bear it after him, who are willing to be nailed to it in college or office, home or mission field, who are willing, if need be, to bleed, to suffer and to die on it?
Where are the adventurers, the explorers, the buccaneers for God, who count one human soul of far greater value than the rise or fall of an empire? Where are the men who are willing to pay the price of vision? Where are the men of prayer? Where are God’s men in this day of God’s power?” – Howard Guinness, Sacrifice [59-60]
the cross exposes
“The cross exposes the holy sovereign Lord whose authority we have defied and whose glory we have deflected to unworthy rivals was willing to endure judgment that his own impeccable justice pronounced upon us. The cross declares that we are loved with an intensity that defies our capacity to comprehend, not because we are intrinsically lovable but because God is intrinsically love.” Elyse Fitzpatrick, Counsel from the Cross [12]
Urgent Missiology
“Amid the many facets of the American dream that contradict the core of the gospel, one ideal Americans have embraced coincides subtly with the words of Christ. As James Adams was coining the phrase “American Dream,” Franklin Roosevelt was emphasizing how Americans will postpone immediate gradificatio and even endure hard sacrifices if they are convinced their future will be better than their past. Americans are willing to take great risks, he said, if they believe it will accomplish great reward.
In similar words Jesus said to His followers, “Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” Jesus clearly acknowledged that following Him leads to a radical reward that this following Him involves risking the safety, security, and satisfaction we have found in this world. But in the end, Jesus said, following Him leads to a radical reward that this world can never offer. This begs a question from each of us: do we believe the reward found in Jesus is worth the risk of following Him?” – David Platt, Radical [161-162]
Are you needing a call to live radically for Christ? Check out An Unadjusted Gospel in an Unreached World: Connecting Gospel Theology with Urgent Missiology
balance beam
Francis Chan is one for stories and illustrations that pack a punch. I particularly appreciate this one passed along by a good friend, Sur John. Stop holding on and walk with Christ!
spreading the fame 